When he was sent to the border region of Pakistan in 2006, CIA case officer Art Keller's mission was straightforward: to kill the mastermind of 9/11. But like others who have been entrusted with the same taskfrom members of the special forces to the bin Laden intelligence unit at LangleyKeller found that locating the Saudi terrorist might be beyond even the most sophisticated military machine on earth. read more

Andrew Velez idolized his older brother, Freddy. So when Freddy joined the Army and went to fight in the Middle East, Andrew followed. Now both brothers are deadbut only one of them is being called a hero. read more

During his second tour of Iraq, Mike Halal made a pact with his friend Ben Czap: If one of them was killed, the other would take care of his family. Halal died in a Humvee accident on September 13, 2004. read more